When the moonset lines up with one of the station's many sunrises, combination of changing skies and moon is simply beautiful. As the moon sinks behind the thick terrestrial atmosphere, its shape is distorted. At the same time, the sunrise lightens each slice of sky the sky to a paler blue.

Time series composite of moonset as seen from the International Space Station. Image credit: NASA/Butch Wilmore

Earlier in the week, astronaut Terry Virts caught the bulging moon in a six-second time-lapse: